Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-26
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IOWA REPUBLICANS.

at DesMosDes on the oath reported the
following platform OF principles:
]. The republicans OF Iowa accept as
Settled the old issues aid conclusive re-.
sults OF the war, and hail with patriotic
satisfaction all sincere evidence of re-
turning fraternity aud reunion. The
new issues raised in the south since she
war, against the right of every freeman
TO cast his vote uamolested and have j,
honestly counted. and against the right
OF the majority to rule, in state and
nation, are yet to be settled.
q. We deny that suffrage is purely
Q local question, for each state to regu.
| late .. --aoie OF suppress in part as it
chooses. The suppression of the votes
OF black men in the south is not only a
wrong to- them, but it is also in Q nation-
al sense. In the election of members OF
congress, n other elections. q bold and
successful method to make one vote in
q south count Tor as much as two in
the north, therefore q wrong which
reaches lnto every Heighborhood and to
every voter in the union. 1t is also used
TO degrade the negroes OF the south into
. seryl!e form of cheap labor, with
WHICH rec labor everywhere must soon
W SAOu6he Ahpo COnpeblIluus TfH s&.ai
!. We continue to favor a protective
Earth ior the upbuildlng Of American
industries and the DEVELOPMENT of all
our as q nation. We also favor
II for the protection Of American labor,
and in such degree as will maintain 10
such labor the advantage of the differ
ence between the wages of w~orkinpmen
OF Europe and America. We believe
the tariff should be revised and reduced
wherever this policy will allow and pub
llo interest approve. The strictest
honesty, economy and retrenchment
should be required and followed in the
expenditure OF all public money, and we
declare for all possible and practicable
reduction of taxation, both natlonaI and
state. We favor the revision of the
revenue laws of the state to the end that
taxation may be equitable on all kinds
OF property.
4, We are opposed to criminal and
vicious immigration of all kinds, to
threaten the public welfare and disturb
the social peace; and to all pauper i'm
migration and convict or cooiie labor, or
TO the contract of prison labor by the
state 70 bring unfair competition to
American workIngmen. We favor such
legislation in the state as Will protect
miners and all other laborers in their
full right as to compensation, protection
OF life, hours of labor and
freedom OF trade. ALI public, lands
should be held, and all nnearned
lands granted, reclaimed for ectuaI
settlers. Nonresident aliens should not
be allowed to acquire title to lands in
this country.
5. The OWL service lay enacted by
the republican party, and now 80
f~iagrantly disobeyed and violated by the
democratic administration. should be
maintained and improved in ell ways to
insure it's enforcement and increase its
efficiency. The sole test of incumbent
OF office or applicant to o place In the
detail service OF government should be
honesty, competency and fidelity, with
b single exception, that when all other
qualifications are equal, the union SOL.
daer shall have preference.
=. We are unable to give the commen.
dation Of good citizens to the admins.
tration OF Grover Cleyeland. In ite dis. !
examination against, and its shameful
abuse of union soldiers, and the constant |
preference it hes shown to men who |
fought to destroy the union; in it's des-
potic use OF executive power TO vote
bills passed by congress- for the relief of
union soldiers, and the Des Moinas river
q settlers, in its attempts to reverse
the verdict OF the war by the surrender /
OF the rebel battle flags; in its failure toI
reduce the surplus or decrease taxation
and Tor its broken promises to the people. |
and Its inefficient discharge of public SER
vices, we are compelled to denounce it
as being nnpatriotic, unworthy, q dis-
appointment to the country, and q
fresh proof OF the incapacity OF the
denocratic party to conduct successfully |
the affairs Of the nation.
q The theory OF public regulation
and control OF railways and other COR
porat.onu, first enacted into law in this /
state and by the state carried MP to. the
approval OF the supreme court Of thel
Onttea states, we maintain with In
creasing favor. We approve the gen
eral principles of the interstate COM
mefee law, and favor such amendments
thereto as will make it still more pro-
tective OF the interests OF the people.
me such state Legislation as will apply
Jug prIncipies to this state. We either
ASK That la next legislature shall, after
: thorough and unsparing inyestiga-
ion,s so revise and amend the laws form
.Ing the railroad code OF the state as will
b efficiency and usefulness
the commission, and as will secure all
lair anu possible reduction in freight
and fares, believing that fret class roads
the state can afford to reduce passen-
ger tares TO Two cents o mills. We are
opposed TO all unjust determinations be-
persons and places, and also to
my railroad policy OF Legislation which
Riii tend g inlure our Agricultural, in.
luatfiai or commercial tnterestH,s or that Il
aali AID In building up outside cities
ND interests at the expense OF the CITIES |,
ma OF q own state. We are also |,
opposed TO granting any form OF ex-
ausive tights bT which any corporation
INDIVIDUALS will be protected from
egitlmate a honorable competition
esB OF the public interest. Il
9. This government, saved from des-
ruction oy treason by the patriotism
ma vaior Of union soldiers, cannet
,tofd IN Justice or honor 10 deal less
han justly with them. IL should cor.
Iisily and promptly bestow. as an ,
'oiigation o. q government, and not
4 onarity, liberal pensions to all disa-
led or dependent soldiers, and to Deepen.
enf Widows and parents OF soldiers,
nus preventing any suffering and want
ON coming to those to whom the
Alton owes Q debt it can neyer sapsy. :
=; Iowa mas no compounds to hold I
'lth the enleon. We declare In favor OIL
be faithful and vigorous enforeementt
! all parts OF the state, Of the prohib;-
'ry law. The pharmacy law and county
ermit law should be SO amended as toI
EAVAnS tho npNO n6opn I. - ~ ~